Can the Grand Lodge of India expel a member from the Grand Lodge membership only or from his Craft Lodge membership itself?
The Grand Lodge of India possesses the supreme authority to expel a Brother from the Craft. According to Rule 4, the Grand Lodge alone has the power of erasing daughter Lodges and expelling Brethren from the Craft, a power which it does not delegate to any subordinate authority. This means that if a Brother is expelled, it is from all Lodges under the Grand Lodge, not just from a specific Craft Lodge.
Furthermore, the term 'expelled' is specifically used when a Brother is removed from the Craft by the Grand Lodge, while the term 'excluded' applies to a Brother being removed from a particular daughter Lodge.